A New York couple built a 2,500-square-foot home for just $40,000 using online tutorials and materials collected from local dumps. They later sold it for $290,000 and used the money to make a sudden move to Florida without jobs or permanent housing arranged. Jessica Patrzyk, 34, and her husband left their life in rural Worth, New York, where they ran several businesses, including a coffee shop, retail stores, and a tarot reading service. Wanting to live closer to the ocean, the family sold their home and businesses and moved south, according to an interview with Realtor.com. The move was a major change from their previous life. They had built their four-bedroom, three-bathroom home themselves on two acres of land that Patrzyk received from her grandfather in exchange for a 55-inch television.
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